What’s happening today
FACEBOOK PHOTOCooper Nemeth, 17, went missing last February after a house party. His body was found a week later.
Scheduled for sentencing: Nicholas Bell-Wright is set to be sentenced today for second-degree murder in the death of Cooper Nemeth, 17. He pleaded guilty in November to killing the teen, whose body was found behind a garbage bin a week after he was fatally shot in February 2016.
Supreme Court case: A hearing will begin today before the Supreme Court of Canada for a case that could force lawmakers across the country to give First Nations a role in drafting legislation that affects treaty rights. Mikisew Cree First Nation in northern Alberta is seeking a a judicial review of changes made under the previous federal government to the Fisheries Act, the Species At Risk Act, the Navigable Waters Protection Act and the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Today will be sunny with a high of -21 C, extreme wind chill of -40 and wind from the north at 30 km/h gusting to 50, becoming light this afternoon.
In case you missed it
WAYNE GLOWACKI/WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILESThe emergency room at the Health Sciences Centre will feature a minor treatment area with seven new stretcher spaces and two new secure interview rooms.
The big picture: Earlier this month, photos showing seven ambulances lined up outside St. Boniface Hospital’s emergency department circulated on social media. Columnist Dan Lett writes that while ER wait times get headlines, the biggest challenge facing health care may be how to care for people who can’t live independently. READ MORE
Come see it, if you can: Reviewer Randall King gives the sold-out musical Come From Away five out of five stars, saying it’s “a fine piece of journalism” and “an unabashed love letter to Canada.” The show’s Canadian regional première runs till Feb. 3 at the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre. READ MORE
Around the water cooler
PHOTOS BY NATHAN LIEWICKI / THE BRANDON SUNSkip Jennifer Jones delivers a stone during the final of the Manitoba Scotties Tournament of Hearts at Killarney’s Shamrock Centre on Sunday, Jan. 14, 2018.
Curling record claimed: Jennifer Jones narrowly won a record eighth provincial women’s curling championship in Killarney, defeating Darcy Roberston 7-6 with a draw for a deuce on her last rock. Her team will compete as Team Manitoba in the 2018 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Penticton, B.C., later this month. Melissa Martin reports. READ MORE
Miracle in Minneapolis: The Minnesota Vikings defeated the New Orleans Saints on a stunning touchdown as time expired Sunday in Minneapolis. After one of the few walk-off wins in NFL playoff history, the Vikings will play the Eagles in Philadelphia next Sunday. READ MORE
Trending now
#Skol: The enthusiastic Nordic toast when raising a glass in celebration is trending, thanks to Minnesota Vikings fans.
On this date
On Jan. 15, 1991: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that Canadian and U.S. leaders said only Iraqi president Saddam Hussein held the key to preventing the outbreak of war in the Persian Gulf following his invasion of Kuwait. However, the United States and Iraq seemed locked on a course that could lead only to war. In Manitoba, hope for a solution to the two-week-old nurses’ strike came to an end as union leaders broke off talks and advised members to vote against management’s latest offer. READ MORE
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